Arkayvizyon 5

Arkayvizyon 5 is the fifth installment of the song contest used to choose the Arkaystian representative at the Maia Song Contest. It is unconfirmed if the national final will be used for the upcoming contest due to a lack of information released from the Arkayvizyon committee. The fallout of the results of Arkayvizyon 4 may have caused a delay in the decision.

Format Change
For the fifth contest the number of songs remained 12 but the 0.5 points system was dropped in order to pull the voting system in line with that of the Maia Song Contest. Following the controversy of the Arkayvizyon 4 results, members of the previous team behind the international jury operations was disbanded and replaced with new faces in order to ensure that the contest would return without controversy.

Returning Artists
Milykavan singer King Deco returns to the competition following her appearance in Arkayvizyon 2 where she received a wildcard to the final and ultimately finished in 6th place in the final with her song "Castaway".

Vaults previously competed in Arkayvizyon 4 in a collaboration with fellow Prekysta residents Gorgon City, finishing in 8th place. They return to the contest on their own for the 5th edition.

Participants
King Deco is a singer-songwriter from Kasia Beach, Milykava. She previously competed in Arkayvizyon 2 where she finished in 6th place. She returns to the contest with her Renaissance themed pop song "Read My Lips". Deco will perform 8th in the final.

Boy Epic is a singer from Prekysta, Tretsk. Epic will be singing their song "Dirty Mind" which brings dark pop to life. Epic promises to bring "no limits" staging citing the controversial staging of Violet Chachki as an inspiration to test the limits. "Controversy isn't an issue" states Epic. Epic will perform 7th in the final.

Lupa J is a singer-songwriter from Drakonnebo, Dragonae. She is the youngest singer in the competition. She will be singing her alternative pop song "Game", the 3rd song in the line-up.

Vaults is a band from Prekysta, Tretsk. They return to the contest after finishing 8th in the final of Arkayvizyon 4 where they collaborated on their track. They return on their own for this contest with their synth-pop track "Premonitions" which will be performed 9th. When asked about their chances vocalist Blythe Pepino stated "well we haven't had any premonitions yet!".

Robin Stjernberg is a singer-songwriter from Trekora, Tretsk. Stjernberg will be bringing the summery vibes to the contest with his upbeat feel-good number "Rain" which will open the final. When asked about the song Stjernberg stated that he wants to "make people get up and dance".

Mia Martina ft. Waka Flocka is a collaboration for the contest. Martina will provide the vocals whilst Flocka is a rapper. The combination of styles come together to create their track "Beast". The staging takes on the theme of Red Riding Hood. It will close the final.

Sabina Ddumba is a singer from Gdorniak, Arkyiv. She will be singing her song "Time" which brings the soul to the contest. Her song is about broken relationships. When asked about her chances Ddumba stated "I think we'll do well. The song is current, edgy and the beat is incredible". Ddumba will be the penultimate song to perform.

Atanas Kolev is a rapper from Olgogradov, Jamalova Islands. He will be singing his song "Better" which he believes will attract the youth vote. When asked about raps previous performances in Arkayvizyon, Kolev claimed that "I'm bringing something different. Watch out".

Feder is a DJ from Prekysta, Tretsk. He will be join on his track "Lordly" by singer Alex Aiono. This contemporary house track brings deep bass and heart thumping beats. The song will be the 10th to be performed.

Vintage is a singer from Drakonnebo, Dragonae. She will be singing her seductive dance track "Na Na Na" which she collaborated with DJ Bobina for. The song's video has already received backlash from her own province stating it was too provocative. Vintage responded by pouring a bucket of milk over her head. She will perform in 2nd position.

Wrabel is a singer-songwriter from Bazankaiya, Tretsk. He will be singing his song "11 Blocks", which will be the 4th song on the night. Wrabel has previously provided the vocals to several world hits. However he is looking to win on his own this time.

Đông Nhi is a singer-songwriter. She will be performing her pop track "I Wanna Dance" 6th on the night of the contest. The relatively unheard of artist is hoping that her lack of a name in Arkaystia won't harm her chances.

Interval Act
The opening act was BLEONA of US Talados with her song "Take Me Over" which received 12 points off Arkaystia in the Maia Song Contest 4. The interval act before the voting was Egine with her cover of Jessie J's "Burning Up" that featured a slick dance routine alongside some of Prekysta's greatest street dancers.

Results
A playlist of the final is available here

A recap of the final is available here or here